"This one definitely sent me down a research rabbit hole. I heard Dr. Rhonda Patrick talking about it and ended up spending hours learning more."
People usually take it for:
- Helping your body's own cleanup and protection system
This is the supplement that gets the most "What is that?" from people. I first heard about sulforaphane from Dr. Rhonda Patrick, who talks about the research on broccoli sprouts. Scientists are still studying what it does for the body's own defenses.
Why I like it: I like following new research, and this one caught my attention.
What does sulforaphane do?
It comes from broccoli sprouts, and it turns on the body's own cleanup and protection system. In one study, people who took a broccoli sprout extract cleared certain air pollutants out of their bodies faster. That's what the study measured. Most of the research is still early, from animal studies and small studies in people. The broccoli sprout study →
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